
Computer America Planetary Exploration to Eco-Friendly Buildings w/ Ralph Bond
Sep 19, 2025
47:03
Show Notes 19 September 2025
Story 1: Researchers building RoboBalls to explore other planets
Source: The Purdue Exponent, a student-run newspaper serving the Purdue community in West Lafayette, Indiana Story by Dean Murray
Source: Anthropocene Magazine
Source: The Guardian
Source: University of California, Santa Cruz
Story: California’s first solar-covered canal is now fully online
Source: Canary Media [Clean energy journalism for a cooler tomorrow] Story by Maria GallucciStory: 3D-printed electronics can dissolve in water for quick recycling
Source: NewScientist.com Story by Jeremy HsuStory: Ice-cooled buildings could ease strain on power grid
Source: TechXplore.com Story by Lesley HentonStory: Novel backpack enhances stability for people with ataxia
Source: MedicalXpress.com Story from Radboud University
Story 1: Researchers building RoboBalls to explore other planets
Source: The Purdue Exponent, a student-run newspaper serving the Purdue community in West Lafayette, Indiana Story by Dean Murray
- Link: https://www.purdueexponent.org/news/national/researchers-building-roboballs-to-explore-other-planets/article_2c06a5ae-3b24-5834-bfc8-9f7df72e299c.html
- See the school’s website for the project: https://rad.engr.tamu.edu/roboball-i/
- See the school’s video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKRN0EEJ5VE
- See video here: https://www.facebook.com/reel/637417789106125
- And see video posted on this article from MSN: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/video/news/researchers-working-on-swarm-of-roboballs-to-send-to-other-planets/vi-AA1LSgsN?t=72
Source: Anthropocene Magazine
- Link: https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/06/new-paint-sweats-to-cool-off-buildings/
- See research paper here: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adt3372
- See also: https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/researchers-develop-extraordinary-paint-that-can-sweat-to-keep-buildings-cool-a-practical-and-long-term-solution/ar-AA1L7zL9
Source: The Guardian
- Link: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/aug/11/biochar-from-human-waste-could-solve-global-fertiliser-shortages-study-finds
- See research paper here: https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2503668122
- image source: https://biochartoday.com/news/biochar-from-human-waste-offers-a-circular-solution-to-fertilizer-shortages/
Source: University of California, Santa Cruz
- Link: https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/wifi-signals-can-measure-heart-rate-no-wearables-needed
- See research paper here: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/11096342
Story: California’s first solar-covered canal is now fully online
Source: Canary Media [Clean energy journalism for a cooler tomorrow] Story by Maria GallucciStory: 3D-printed electronics can dissolve in water for quick recycling
Source: NewScientist.com Story by Jeremy HsuStory: Ice-cooled buildings could ease strain on power grid
Source: TechXplore.com Story by Lesley HentonStory: Novel backpack enhances stability for people with ataxia
Source: MedicalXpress.com Story from Radboud University
